ގާޑިޔާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi गाड़ी (gāṛī)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaː.ɖi.jaː/, [ɡaː.ɖi.jaː]
• Hyphenation: ގާ‧ޑި‧ޔާ

Noun

ގާޑިޔާ • (gāḍiyā) (plural ގާޑިޔާތައް (gāḍiyātak̊))

1. cart, carriage, coach
2. bicycle

   Synonym: ބައިސްކަލު (baiskalu)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގާޑިޔާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 94